Silverstone: Rosberg on top again in P2

Nico Rosberg

After pacing opening practice, Mercedes AMG Petronas driver Nico Rosberg once again topped the time charts in second free practice at Silverstone today.

The Ferrari duo of Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel was second and third, Raikkonen 0.347s behind Rosberg. World Champion Lewis Hamilton was fourth, more than 4-tenths behind Rosberg. Red Bull's Daniil Kvyat rounded out the top-five.

Daniel Ricciardo was sixth, while Toro Rosso's Max Verstappen, who was third in opening practice, wrapped up an impressive day posting the seventh quick time. Nico Hulkenberg placed the Force-India 'B-spec' chassis 8th on the time sheets, with Carlos Sainz and Felipe Massa rounding out the top-10.

Nico Rosberg
It was a difficult start to the weekend with the issue in P1 – but incredible to see the crew get my car back on track before the end of the session. It really was a top job, so a big thanks to them for that. I was then able to attack for a few laps right at the end which was great. In the afternoon it went a bit better – but there were also some little problems here and there and the car felt not quite perfect. It's a very demanding track with lots of different types of corners and there's still a lot work to do for us to find the right set up. In general, though, it's great to see so many people out there already today in the stands. A special 'cheers' to all our factory team-mates who came out today too. We'll push for a strong result for them this weekend, so here's keeping those fingers crossed!

Lewis Hamilton
It's generally been a good day. Not perfect – and we've got some work to do overnight – but the pace is decent. I didn't have the ideal balance on the long runs and I've got a bit of work to do on setup. But otherwise it's all been good. The tires feel strong – it doesn't take too long to warm them up which is a positive. I've also gone back on clutch setup which feels really good so far – just like it did in the first few races. So, overall, it's looking like a positive start. Saying that, Ferrari look strong again here and they were right there with us today, so it should be a good battle. Hopefully we'll find a bit more tomorrow otherwise we could find ourselves in trouble. I have to say, the fans have been fantastic this weekend already. The level of support is just incredible – and it's only Friday! Fortunately the weather has been good so far and I hope it continues that way for everyone out there cheering us on.

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